Fire Rose
by AlanBes

Comment by AzCKelly:
Very nice, Love the shades of bold red. A bit grainy though.

Fire Rose
by AlanBes

Comment by sherpet:
Lovely red rose.....

Fire Rose
by AlanBes

Comment by ShotMD:
Very nice. Sharp and colorful. Nice macro work. There seems to be a touch of noise in the shadow, but that maybe my monitor. I'll wait till I am home to vote.

Fire Rose
by AlanBes

Comment by sea2c:
Smack! That's what happened to my eyes when this came up! Now that's something that says COLOR BURST!

Fire Rose
by AlanBes

Comment by Tammer:
A blood red burst of color. Good shadows and light.

Fire Rose
by AlanBes

Comment by notica007:
Excellent shot.

Fire Rose
by AlanBes

Comment by talmy:
Color doesn't offset subject from rest of photograph. But it's a nice closeup.

Fire Rose
by AlanBes

Comment by Bethan:
Nice composition, but I find the focus a bit distracting.

Fire Rose
by AlanBes

Comment by Bear_Music:
"Use a colorful impact to offset your subject from the rest of the photograph." This is a lovely image of a rose, but the entire frame has been filled with "subject", there is nothing the red is being offset from or by. For that reason this really doesn't answer the challenge, no matter how fine it may otherwise be. A 5 from me, for it is surely colorful so you got half of it :-)

Patterns within patterns: Stars and Lights
by AlanBes

Comment by I Enjoy Ham:
Hi from the critique club :)

Okay, my first impression of this shot was that it fit the challenge well, some of the spots were blown out a bit, and it was a tad crooked. Upon further inspection and after reading your comments about how you edited this picture in photoshop, i have concluded the following.

It seems like although you took a shot that fit the challenge very nicely, there is nothing in this photograph that really grabs my attention, a focal point. This is an important aspect of any photograph, without a main point why take the photo. I'm also wondering if you experimented with different white balances and exposures. I say this because unless the light source was above the pattern the blown out patches of blue seem a bit over exposed. Maybe a little less contrast in photoshop could cure this.

I hope that I helped and if you have any questions PM me,

-Dan Gruskin